Verri
Old Norse Dictionary - verri
Meaning of Old Norse word "verri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- verri
- compar., and superl. verstr; [Ulf. wairiza = χείρων]:—worse, worst; ok heiti drengr at verri, N. G. l. i. 231, Nj. 68; ekki at verra dreng, Ld. 42; hafa verra af e-u, to have the worse of it; sjaldan vægir inn verri, Stj. 544; at versta kosti, at the worst, at least, N. G. l. i. 101; ef sá er inn bazti, þá er íllr inn versti, if this be the best, then the worst is bad indeed, a saying, Sighvat., and passim: cp. íllr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)